Politics Sep 01 Barr tightens rules on surveillance of political candidates The Justice Department is imposing new restrictions on how it conducts any secret national security surveillance of candidates for federal offices or their staff.
Politics Aug 26 U.S. officials say no signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote The remarks from officials at multiple federal agencies amount to a repudiation of claims by President Donald Trump and other administration officials that the expected surge in mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic leaves November's presidential election especially vulnerable…
Politics Aug 18 Senate panel finds Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election The report purposely does not come to a final conclusion, as the other reports did, about whether there is enough evidence that Trump’s campaign coordinated or colluded with Russia to sway the election, leaving its findings open to partisan interpretation.
Politics Aug 17 Trump retweets purported audio of Biden call with Ukraine The conversation is one of multiple recordings that were leaked as part of what U.S. intelligence officials describe as a Russian effort to denigrate the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ahead of November's election.
Politics Aug 17 Former CIA officer charged with giving China classified info A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI has been charged with spying for China, including by disclosing secret tradecraft and information on sources to intelligence officers.
Politics Aug 14 Former FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Trump-Russia probe review The case against Kevin Clinesmith is likely to be cheered by President Donald Trump and his supporters who've alleged wrongdoing in the FBI's investigation into whether Trump's campaign coordinated with Russia. A watchdog report accused Clinesmith of altering an email…
Politics Aug 13 U.S. seizes digital currency accounts used by militant groups The Justice Department has seized millions of dollars from cryptocurrency accounts used by militant organizations based abroad, including the Islamic State group and al-Qaida. Officials are describing it as the largest-ever seizure of digital currency funds related to terrorism.
Politics Aug 13 Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate's Biden probe The stark warning that Russia is working to denigrate Joe Biden adds to questions about the probe by Sen. Ron Johnson's Senate committee and whether it is mimicking, even indirectly, Russian efforts and amplifying its propaganda.
Politics Aug 11 GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting after restrictions eased The Republican Party heads into its first presidential contest this November free from decades-old legal constraints on the use of volunteers to monitor the polls on Election Day.
Politics Jul 30 Election officials game out worst-case scenarios in drills The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency this week has hosted a three-day tabletop exercise aimed at helping local, state and federal officials prepare for and respond to worst-case scenarios on Election Day. One imagined scenario involved a supply chain…